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The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt's Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

The Tentmakers of Cairo: Egypt's Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft

Bowker, Sam
Rashidi, Seif El

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ISBN10: 977416802X
ISBN13: 9789774168024
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: Oct 16 2018
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Stories from Cairo's historic Street of the Tentmakers, its craft and its people

An expansive and captivating history of an often overlooked traditional art--Egyptian Streets

In the crowded center of Historic Cairo lies a covered market lined with wonderful textiles sewn by hand in brilliant colors and intricate patterns. This is the Street of the Tentmakers, the home of the Egyptian appliqué art known as khayamiya.

The Tentmakers of Cairo brings together the stories of the tentmakers and their extraordinary tents--from the huge tent pavilions, or suradeq, of the streets of Egypt, to the souvenirs of the First World War and textile artworks celebrated by quilters around the world. It traces the origins and aesthetics of the khayamiya textiles that enlivened the ceremonial tents of the Fatimid, Mamluk, and Ottoman dynasties, exploring the ways in which they challenged conventions under new patrons and technologies, inspired the paper cut-outs of Henri Matisse, and continue to preserve a legacy of skilled handcraft in an age of relentless mass production.

Drawing on historical literature, interviews with tentmakers, and analysis of khayamiya from around the world, the authors reveal the stories of this unique and spectacular Egyptian textile art.

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